Ichiriki Chaya - Cultural References To The Ichiriki

Cultural References To The Ichiriki

The Ichiriki is a major setting in Arthur Golden’s fictional portrayal of a Gion Geisha’s life Memoirs of a Geisha, though he appears to have not visited the ochaya, the proprietors having no records or memory of him.

Ichiriki Chaya is a major setting in the kabuki play Kanadehon Chushingura, depicting the story of the 47 ronin.

The play Ichiriki Teahouse centers around the plots against the shogun in the Ichiriki.

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